Freddie Slater leads 2026 FIA Formula 3 championship
Audi F1 development driver Freddie Slater leads the 2026 FIA Formula 3 drivers' championship with 130 points after multiple podiums and a feature-race win in Budapest. The Trident rookie holds an eight-point advantage heading into the final rounds.
Slater tops F3 after Budapest victory
Freddie Slater, the Audi F1 development driver racing for Trident, leads the 2026 FIA Formula 3 drivers' championship with 130 points.[1] He sits eight points clear of Campos Racing's Ugo Ugochukwu following his feature-race win in Budapest.[2]
The 17-year-old British rookie has secured multiple podiums and a pole position during his debut season in the category.[2] Slater converted a second-place grid slot into victory at the Hungaroring, taking the championship lead for the first time ahead of the summer break.[2]
Final rounds approach
Related reading
- [1]2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship Driver Standings (fiaformula3). Accessed 2026-08-11.
- [2]F3: Slater beats Ugochukwu to victory and F3 championship lead in Budapest (formula1). Accessed 2026-08-11.
- [3]Freddie Slater leads the Formula 3 championship (audif1). Accessed 2026-08-11.